John Ironmonger
@johnironmonger.bsky.social
Bestselling novelist. Zoologist. Cruciverbalist. Husband. Dad. Grandpops. Festival Prize winner. Costa short-lister. And I've seen a Javan rhino.
OMG!! This is just about the most prestigious award out there! 😳 Thank you librarians 🙏
Eee 'The Wager and the Bear' by @johnironmonger.bsky.social has been nominated for the 2026 @dublinlitaward.bsky.social !
The 2026 list of nominations comprises of 69 titles, nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries throughout the world.
@inpressbooks.bsky.social #clifi
The 2026 list of nominations comprises of 69 titles, nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries throughout the world.
@inpressbooks.bsky.social #clifi
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
OMG!! This is just about the most prestigious award out there! 😳 Thank you librarians 🙏
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Cover reveal!!
A love story between adopted father and son.
Da @arathimenon.bsky.social
June 2026.
Preorders...
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A love story between adopted father and son.
Da @arathimenon.bsky.social
June 2026.
Preorders...
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...
@inpressbooks.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Cover reveal!!
A love story between adopted father and son.
Da @arathimenon.bsky.social
June 2026.
Preorders...
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...
@inpressbooks.bsky.social
A love story between adopted father and son.
Da @arathimenon.bsky.social
June 2026.
Preorders...
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...
@inpressbooks.bsky.social
It's Christmas! And books always make the best gifts. Here is a story the readers in your life will love. It delivers adventure, romance, a deadly wager, Cornwall, climate peril, and a bear. Find a copy on any bookseller's site. Happy Christmas. www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It's Christmas! And books always make the best gifts. Here is a story the readers in your life will love. It delivers adventure, romance, a deadly wager, Cornwall, climate peril, and a bear. Find a copy on any bookseller's site. Happy Christmas. www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...
There's a wonderful tree-planting project in Bavaria where you can stay in a tree house and get a free copy of 'The Wager and the Bear' [Der Eisbar und die hoffnung auf morgen] And there's my face on the signboard! Surreal! Check out waldistzukunft.de
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
There's a wonderful tree-planting project in Bavaria where you can stay in a tree house and get a free copy of 'The Wager and the Bear' [Der Eisbar und die hoffnung auf morgen] And there's my face on the signboard! Surreal! Check out waldistzukunft.de
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A Friday treat - DELIGHTED to have signed the next life-affirming novel from @johnironmonger.bsky.social 'The Angel of St Piran' (hbck Sept 26)
Expect an epic journey from Cornwall-Tanzania, gymnasts & chimps
Art -Ed Bettison
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Expect an epic journey from Cornwall-Tanzania, gymnasts & chimps
Art -Ed Bettison
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/post/fly-on-... @inpressbooks.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A Friday treat - DELIGHTED to have signed the next life-affirming novel from @johnironmonger.bsky.social 'The Angel of St Piran' (hbck Sept 26)
Expect an epic journey from Cornwall-Tanzania, gymnasts & chimps
Art -Ed Bettison
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/post/fly-on-... @inpressbooks.bsky.social
Expect an epic journey from Cornwall-Tanzania, gymnasts & chimps
Art -Ed Bettison
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/post/fly-on-... @inpressbooks.bsky.social
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Oh Blackwell's you were lovely this evening! Great chat with @amylilwall.bsky.social and @johnironmonger.bsky.social #books💙📚
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Oh Blackwell's you were lovely this evening! Great chat with @amylilwall.bsky.social and @johnironmonger.bsky.social #books💙📚
Hugest congratulations to @JonIronmonger.bsky.social for winning the Most Impactful Original Story for his outstanding documentary on slavery on the High St at the BBC Local Awards. Really well deserved and such an important story
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Hugest congratulations to @JonIronmonger.bsky.social for winning the Most Impactful Original Story for his outstanding documentary on slavery on the High St at the BBC Local Awards. Really well deserved and such an important story
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Fly on the Wall Press authors at Small Publishers Fair in London, Conway Hall! See you tomorrow 11am - 7pm (though we will be heading off about an hour early, so don't miss us!🥰) @johnironmonger.bsky.social @amylilwall.bsky.social @arathimenon.bsky.social @zahirrawrites.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Fly on the Wall Press authors at Small Publishers Fair in London, Conway Hall! See you tomorrow 11am - 7pm (though we will be heading off about an hour early, so don't miss us!🥰) @johnironmonger.bsky.social @amylilwall.bsky.social @arathimenon.bsky.social @zahirrawrites.bsky.social
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Do come and say hello to us on the @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social table. Author @johnironmonger.bsky.social will be alongside us too!
October 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Do come and say hello to us on the @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social table. Author @johnironmonger.bsky.social will be alongside us too!
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Just entered into The Climate Fiction Prize @johnironmonger.bsky.social 😀 #books💙📚
October 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Just entered into The Climate Fiction Prize @johnironmonger.bsky.social 😀 #books💙📚
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One week to go! @johnironmonger.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary festival
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October 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
One week to go! @johnironmonger.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary festival
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"This will be...a global legend".
Join author @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @lagoonii.bsky.social for the inaugural Fly on the Wall book club!
Discussing legacies, grief, & of course, polar bears, this cli-fi novel is a treasure trove.
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Join author @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @lagoonii.bsky.social for the inaugural Fly on the Wall book club!
Discussing legacies, grief, & of course, polar bears, this cli-fi novel is a treasure trove.
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87893...
Book Club: The Wager and the Bear
Book Club Selection: The Wager and the Bear by John IronmongerGenre: Climate Fiction/Literary FictionSetting: Cornwall to Greenland, spanning 50 yearsSynopsisWhen young idealist Tom publicly humiliate...
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October 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"This will be...a global legend".
Join author @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @lagoonii.bsky.social for the inaugural Fly on the Wall book club!
Discussing legacies, grief, & of course, polar bears, this cli-fi novel is a treasure trove.
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87893...
Join author @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @lagoonii.bsky.social for the inaugural Fly on the Wall book club!
Discussing legacies, grief, & of course, polar bears, this cli-fi novel is a treasure trove.
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87893...
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Super chance to hear two of @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social authors @johnironmonger.bsky.social & @amylilwall.bsky.social reading from their fab climate fiction novels The Wager and the Bear & The Water That May Come. So looking forward to our couple of days in London. Bringing the 'fly' to London 🪰
Don't miss the #smallpublishersfair25 readings and talks on both days of the Fair. Friday's readings take place in The Green Room (2pm-5pm); Saturday's readings take place in The Library (12.30pm-5pm). All are free.
Full programme for Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/readings-2025
Full programme for Fri 24 / Sat 25 Oct:
smallpublishersfair.co.uk/readings-2025
October 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Super chance to hear two of @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social authors @johnironmonger.bsky.social & @amylilwall.bsky.social reading from their fab climate fiction novels The Wager and the Bear & The Water That May Come. So looking forward to our couple of days in London. Bringing the 'fly' to London 🪰
I am so proud to be included in this amazing anthology from Matthias Jugler and Penguin - 'Wir dachten, wir konnten fliegen' (We thought we could fly). 19 writers contributed stories about extinction. Mine is about the Passenger Pigeon. Please Penguin - let's see an English edition!
October 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I am so proud to be included in this amazing anthology from Matthias Jugler and Penguin - 'Wir dachten, wir konnten fliegen' (We thought we could fly). 19 writers contributed stories about extinction. Mine is about the Passenger Pigeon. Please Penguin - let's see an English edition!
Heartbreaking to hear of the death of Jane Goodall … she was probably the most inspirational conservationist ever. There will never be another like her.
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Heartbreaking to hear of the death of Jane Goodall … she was probably the most inspirational conservationist ever. There will never be another like her.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I'm really excited to be part of Liverpool Literary Festival this October #LivLitFest talking about climate fiction and 'The Wager and the Bear.' If you're in the North West that week it would be amazing to see you there. lnkd.in/eSxsJSUZ
September 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I'm really excited to be part of Liverpool Literary Festival this October #LivLitFest talking about climate fiction and 'The Wager and the Bear.' If you're in the North West that week it would be amazing to see you there. lnkd.in/eSxsJSUZ
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First book club! 14th October, 7pm, grab a cuppa and a copy of 'The Wager and the Bear' and come discuss this life-affirming journey, from Cornwall to the Greenland glaciers, with fellow book lovers and author @johnironmonger.bsky.social himself!
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August 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
First book club! 14th October, 7pm, grab a cuppa and a copy of 'The Wager and the Bear' and come discuss this life-affirming journey, from Cornwall to the Greenland glaciers, with fellow book lovers and author @johnironmonger.bsky.social himself!
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87893...
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87893...
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Can't get to an in-person book club event? How about an online one? Try this one with the lovely @johnironmonger.bsky.social
💙📚 #BookSky
Plenty of time to read the book in advance too.
💙📚 #BookSky
Plenty of time to read the book in advance too.
First book club! 14th October, 7pm, grab a cuppa and a copy of 'The Wager and the Bear' and come discuss this life-affirming journey, from Cornwall to the Greenland glaciers, with fellow book lovers and author @johnironmonger.bsky.social himself!
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87893...
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87893...
August 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Can't get to an in-person book club event? How about an online one? Try this one with the lovely @johnironmonger.bsky.social
💙📚 #BookSky
Plenty of time to read the book in advance too.
💙📚 #BookSky
Plenty of time to read the book in advance too.
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If you're anywhere near Frodsham on Tuesday it would be lovely to see any of my lovely Bluesky friends at this event ...
If you're anywhere near Frodsham on Tuesday it would be lovely to see any of my lovely Bluesky friends at this event ...
An evening with John Ironmonger - The Curious Cat Bookshop
We are delighted to welcome John Ironmonger a Local Author from Fly on the Wall Press When young idealist Tom publicly humiliates politician Monty in a Cornish pub, it sparks a simmering feud that ca...
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August 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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If you're anywhere near Frodsham on Tuesday it would be lovely to see any of my lovely Bluesky friends at this event ...
If you're anywhere near Frodsham on Tuesday it would be lovely to see any of my lovely Bluesky friends at this event ...
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For a deceptively light read I’d suggest The Wager and the Bear
June 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For a deceptively light read I’d suggest The Wager and the Bear
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amy-lilwal... do try to come if you’re in Manchester in November… it would be so cool to catch up 😃
Amy Lilwall and John Ironmonger in conversation
Join us for an evening of speculative stories and climate crisis fiction with two exciting new novels from Fly on the Wall Press.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amy-lilwal... do try to come if you’re in Manchester in November… it would be so cool to catch up 😃
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Fiction wise my top reads have been The Eights by Joanna Miller and The Wager and the Bear by John Ironmonger but I've also had a proof of the new Oyinkan Braithwaite which was excellent.
Nonfiction - Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid & Mythica by Emily Hauser really stick out
Nonfiction - Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid & Mythica by Emily Hauser really stick out
July 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Fiction wise my top reads have been The Eights by Joanna Miller and The Wager and the Bear by John Ironmonger but I've also had a proof of the new Oyinkan Braithwaite which was excellent.
Nonfiction - Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid & Mythica by Emily Hauser really stick out
Nonfiction - Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid & Mythica by Emily Hauser really stick out
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😃Local author @johnironmonger.bsky.social will be touring 'The Wager and the Bear' at The Curious Cat Bookshop Cheshire in August!
This is a heart-stopping tale of anger, tragedy, and enduring love, cast against the long unfolding backdrop of an irreversible global crisis
This is a heart-stopping tale of anger, tragedy, and enduring love, cast against the long unfolding backdrop of an irreversible global crisis
July 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
😃Local author @johnironmonger.bsky.social will be touring 'The Wager and the Bear' at The Curious Cat Bookshop Cheshire in August!
This is a heart-stopping tale of anger, tragedy, and enduring love, cast against the long unfolding backdrop of an irreversible global crisis
This is a heart-stopping tale of anger, tragedy, and enduring love, cast against the long unfolding backdrop of an irreversible global crisis
linghams.co.uk/event/lingha... I've left it a little late to promote this - sorry. But for anyone very local who has an hour to spare, I'll be at the amazing Linghams Bookstore later this morning to do book club things about #TheWagerandtheBear Exciting!
Linghams book club- the Wager and the Bear - Linghams Booksellers
When young idealist Tom publicly humiliates politician Monty in a Cornish pub, it sparks a simmering feud that cascades through their intertwined lives. The consequences of their argument, and the dea...
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July 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
linghams.co.uk/event/lingha... I've left it a little late to promote this - sorry. But for anyone very local who has an hour to spare, I'll be at the amazing Linghams Bookstore later this morning to do book club things about #TheWagerandtheBear Exciting!